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[meowmeowroni]

the connecticut shootings kind of hit me somewhere beyond the usual sadness. when i heard the news, i immediately cried and thought of all the people in my life and how hard it would be to lose any one of them. and then the first real, clear thought after that was: "i need to be a legislator." i've toyed with the idea for a long time, and it's

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[meowmeowroni]

yes, i know what you mean. i think the common question is "why?" and that always leads to delving into the shooter's mind - why my daughter? my son? my sister? my mother? and that unfortunately leads to a lot of different analyses of the shooter's mental health. i mean, the shooting we had in portland recently (don't know if you heard about it - it was at a mall, and a man killed two people and himself) led to them basically chalking up why with him not being able to be in the marines, which was his lifetime dream. and i mean, of course, not everyone who loses a lifelong dream will go kill someone; not everyone with autism will either. i think the unfortunate thing is that these people must suffer something else beyond disappointment or whatever mental problem they identified before they went on a shooting. you know what i mean? something else is happening, and as much as the united states needs stricter gun laws, they need better ways for people to get help if they feel that way.

[naturalpearl]

i ended up deleting my post, because i felt like i was ranting on your entry. i absolutely agree with what you have said. we do need better ways to help people.

[meowmeowroni]

oh, oops, i didn't notice! i just responded from the e-mails they send. it's okay. i understood what you were saying.